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Year in Review: Plenty of angels and unicorns were spotted in 2015Not all the news of 2015 was about unicorns. But it was certainly the biggest story of the year.
Global fundraising recapFrom Europe to Silicon Valley, recaps of recent venture fundraisings, including Greycroft, 500, Paua and Nexus
Funnely nabs $988K seedFunnely, which helps e-commerce marketers increase their online sales by automating Facebook and Instagram ads, has secured $988,000 in seed funding. Verizon Ventures led the round with participation from 500 Startups, MITS Fund and Pallasite Ventures.
- Edtech startup Springboard nets $1.7 mln seed
Educational tech startup Springboard (formerly known as SlideRule) has secured $1.7 million in seed funding. The investors included LinkedIn co-founder Allen Blue, The Princeton Review founder John Katzman, 500 Startups and Blue Fog Capital.
- 500 Startups collects $30 mln for fund backing MENA startups: Arabian Business.com
Silicon Valley-based venture firm 500 Startups has raised $30 million for a fund that targets startups based in the Middle East and North Africa, reported Arabian Business.com http://Silicon Valley-based venture firm 500 Startups has launched a $30 million fund for startups based in the Middle East and North Africa, reports Arabian Business.com. Named 500 Falcons, the fund will focus on making seed investments between $50,000 and $100,000 in 100 to 200 companies. The sectors of interest include e-commerce, fintech, hardware and internet of things. http://www.arabianbusiness.com/silicon-valley-venture-firm-raises-30m-for-mena-start-ups-614344.html Named 500 Falcons, the fund will focus on making seed investments between $50,000 and $100,000 in 100 to 200 companies. The sectors of interest include e-commerce, fintech, hardware and internet of things.
- Ematic Solutions snags $1.07 mln seed
Singapore-based Ematic Solutions, a software company that helps marketers, has secured $1.07 million in seed funding. The investors included 500 Startups, Wavemaker Partners and Convergence Ventures. According to Ematic, the capital infusion will be used for personnel hiring and product development.
Entrepreneurship goes globalInternational investing will set a record this year as global entrepreneurship booms from Beijing to Bogota
- Lakestar leads seed funding round for online mortgage platform Lenda
Online mortgage platform Lenda has raised $2 million in seed funding. Lakestar led the round with participation from other investors that included Rubicon Ventures and 500 Startups.
- PlanGrid raises $40 mln
PlanGrid said Monday that it raised $40 million dollars in series B funding led by Tenaya Capital. Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Y Combinator and Northgate Capital also took part in the round. San Francisco-based PlanGrid provides construction field enablement software.
PE HUB Second OpinionIn Second Opinion, Carlyle and TPG are selling their stake in Australia's Health scope for $612 million, online lender Upstart recruits Uber marketing executive Mike Osborn for CMO job and IKEA is planning on donating a cut of its profits to refugees.